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Quantum internet edges closer with Penn’s Verizon fiber experiment

The dream of a quantum internet—a network where information is transmitted through fragile quantum states—has taken a major step forward. Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that quantum signals can travel across Verizon’s existing fiber network while using the same standard Internet Protocol (IP) that powers today’s web. By combining classical and quantum signals into a single hybrid...

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Scientists Develop Atom-Thin Material to Cut Memory Chip Power by 90%

Swedish scientists at Chalmers University of Technology have engineered an atom-thin magnetic material that could cut the power consumption of memory chips by up to 90 %. This could be a turning point for energy-efficient electronics, where every watt saved matters. At its core, the innovation combines two opposing magnetic orders in a single ultra-thin layer, enabling memory states to...

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YouTube rolls out AI music hosts in direct Spotify challenge

YouTube has unveiled AI-powered music hosts, a bold move aimed at competing directly with Spotify’s popular AI DJ feature. By blending machine learning with music discovery, YouTube hopes to reframe how listeners engage with playlists and recommendations. This development signals an intensifying rivalry in the streaming space, where personalization has become the new battleground. How AI Music Hosts Work Unlike...

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Scientists Explore DNA as the Future of Data Storage

As global data use explodes, researchers are racing to find new ways to preserve information. Traditional hard drives and servers take up enormous space and energy — and they don’t last forever. Now, scientists are experimenting with DNA data storage, a method that encodes digital files into life’s own blueprint. If successful, this breakthrough could reshape how we archive everything...

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Accenture Layoffs Signal an AI Services Reset: What’s Changing Now—and What’s Next

Accenture’s recent layoffs reflect a coordinated recalibration across client demand, delivery models, capital allocation, skills, and partner ecosystems as AI reshapes the services value chain. Understanding this as a system-of-systems explains why some roles vanish while AI roles grow, why headcount can shrink even as capability expands, and how costs, skills, and outcomes are being rewired in parallel. What Changed...

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How a ‘fixed-flex-free’ framework builds more adaptable brands

Static brand systems are no longer fit-for-purpose for modern organisational needs. Strategic flexibility is vital to build systems that successfully adapt to audiences, contexts and cultural moments while maintaining their core recognition. At a recent webinar hosted by Frontify, brand leaders from Mozilla and Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) shared insights on building flexible brand systems… Source...

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HAL TypePad

Ever tried manually applying a variable font transformation across a hundred glyphs in InDesign? If so, you’ve either (a) cried, or (b) abandoned the idea entirely. Variable fonts offer incredible freedom in theory. In practice? Until recently, they often felt locked behind the blandest UI: a lonely slider per axis, buried in a panel, daring you to touch it once...

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Spotify creates campaign for Vietnam’s 80th Independence Day

Coinciding with Vietnam’s 80th Independence Day, Spotify has collaborated with local creative agency Happiness Saigon on a new campaign that taps into the festive mood through music. With the anniversary always proving an emotionally-charged moment across the country, and serving as a period for both reflection and celebration, Spotify and Happiness Saigon wanted to find a way to enhance this…...